The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-26
WANT THE VIADUCT BUILT
The Aldermen Also Urge the Immediate
Construction of the Improvement.
The Board Refuses to Consider the Resolution
from the Council Requiring Platforms
on Col. JOhnsOns Street Cars.

Only routine business came before the regu-
lar meeting of the Board of Aldermen last night
and the session was short Mayor Denny re-
ported that he had paid into the city treasury
g. O7s so in fines and forfetures collected in the
Mayors court. The city clerk reported that
the tenants of Sellers farm had paid no rent
since last September, and that the Indiana Fer
tilizing Company had agreed to pay 500 for the
use of the farm for two years. Their PROPOSE
ton accepted
The report of the city commissioners wi tn ref
erence to damages assessed against property
holders along the line of the alley to be
opened from Jackson place to Georgia street
was accepted.
The action of the Council in requesting the
Union Railway Company to go ahead and build
the viaduct, notwithstanding some OF the pop
erty holders had taken appeal came up and
was discussed at length. Mr.. Schmidt thought
the work should not be urged forward
until the suits were posed of. City Attorney
Taylor furnished the information that the city
could in no way be liable in urging that the
work be done. He said that under the ordinance
the east end of the depot sheds could not be
construct ed until the viaduct was completed.
The contract for the sheds had already been
let, and he felt satisfied that the company would
go ahead with the vaduct soon. The acton or
the Council was concurred in.
Alderman Laut of the committee rail-
roads. reported against the Panhandle laying
another track from New Jersey street to their
shops east of the city. He supported by AL
derman Prier, who gave notice that he would
vote against the railroads being granted any
more privileges until they fulfilled their contract
with the city and completed the depot the tun
mel and viaduct. 1t was suggested that it
the purpose of the railroad to lay the track to
Irvington, and afford the people of that suburb
better facilities for getting and from the city.
In order that the real purpose of the new track
might be investigated, the report referred
back to the committee
Alderman Rail brought up the street railway.
question again by offering a resolution recalling
from the judiciary committee previous resolu
ton relating to the placing of platforms cars,
and asking that the action of the Council, pro-
viding that platforms be placed on the cars, be
concurred in Mr. Rail said that he did not
think it was necessary to delay action any long
err, as the Council had passed the order and there
was no doubt about IL being just one Alder
man Schmidt opposed the calling up of the mat
ter at present because provisions had yet
been made for conductors on cars furthermore,
the order made it necessary for platforms
to be put all cars and he
thought there demand for platform
many of the lines. The board
refused to call the motion up by a vote of to 4.
The members voting were Schmidt, Laut.
Pritchard King and Crosby; ayes. Wright Rail.
Prier and Endly. There was quite delegation
of Knights of Labor present, and they gave
notice that Laut and Crosby, who are candidates
for reelection, had forfeited the organized
workmens support in their respective districts.